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Write, organise, find – at your own pace.

Snowfox Notes feels like a word processor, yet it has everything you need for notes, PDFs and research. Eight areas – each with its own page, pictures and every detail.

Snowfox Notes in three columns: folders and labels, the note list and the open note “Relaunch Website” with a checklist. Snowfox Notes in three columns: folders and labels, the note list and the open note “Relaunch Website” with a checklist.
Snowfox Notes on a smartphone: a packing list with checked-off items. Snowfox Notes on a smartphone: a packing list with checked-off items.
Three columns – folders, list, note – and on your phone, just swipe.

Eight areas

What Snowfox Notes can do.

Each area has its own page – with pictures, details, short how-tos and answers to common questions.

  • Close-up: the menu after “/” with text, three headings, bullet list, numbered list and checklist. Close-up: the menu after “/” with text, three headings, bullet list, numbered list and checklist.

    Editor

    Write like in a word processor: headings, checklists, tables, images, attachments and diagrams – plus an appearance that suits you. 25 templates come free with the app at launch, and more are added step by step.

    • “/” menu
    • Tables
    • Diagrams
    • Templates
    • Light & dark
  • Close-up: searching for “pasteis” finds “Pastéis” in the Lisbon travel plan. Close-up: searching for “pasteis” finds “Pastéis” in the Lisbon travel plan.

    Organise & find

    Folders and labels, links between notes and a search that finds as you type – in PDFs too.

    • Folders
    • Labels
    • Links
    • Search
  • Close-up: the calendar for November 2026 with the month, week, day and agenda views; dots below some days.

    Calendar & tasks

    Month, week, day and agenda. Give a note a date or a task a due date right in the text – plus daily notes and a reminder in the morning.

    • Month & week
    • Tasks with dates
    • Daily notes
    • Reminder
  • Close-up: three reveal blocks – one question with the answer “¿Dónde está la estación?” showing and two closed questions.

    Learning

    Reveal blocks work as flashcards. Learning templates put your next review in the calendar.

    • Flashcards
    • Learning templates
    • Reviews
  • Close-up: an annotated PDF next to the “Notes on this PDF” panel with thoughts on pages 2 and 3. Close-up: an annotated PDF next to the “Notes on this PDF” panel with thoughts on pages 2 and 3.

    PDFs

    Read PDFs, write and highlight on them, collect thoughts on every page – and search finds what’s inside.

    • Pen
    • Highlighter
    • Comments
    • Search in PDFs
  • The note list on a smartphone with pinned notes, folders and labels. The note list on a smartphone with pinned notes, folders and labels.

    On the go & offline

    On your phone you swipe between folders, list and note. As an app on your home screen – and offline for trains, planes and dead zones.

    • Swipe
    • Home screen
    • Offline
    • Sync
  • Close-up: the “Versions” window with three earlier versions of a note. Close-up: the “Versions” window with three earlier versions of a note.

    Data & sharing

    Folders for everyone, just for you or for chosen people. Move in from Obsidian, Notion and Evernote, up to 25 versions per note, two-factor sign-in and automatic backups.

    • Sharing
    • Import & export
    • 25 versions
    • Automatic backups
  • Close-up: “Claude” asks to access your notes. You choose between read only and read and change, then decline or allow.

    AI

    No built-in AI. Connect Claude, ChatGPT or a similar client to your notes via MCP – with your account’s rights.

    • MCP
    • Claude & ChatGPT
    • Your choice

All features

Fifteen features at a glance.

Each feature leads to its area – where you’ll find how it works in detail.

  • An editor that stays out of the way

    Headings, checklists, tables, images, attachments and diagrams. Type “/” and pick what you need.

    Editor

  • Templates

    25 templates in German and English come free with the app at launch, and more are added step by step. Plus your own – for single notes or whole folders. Placeholders like date and weekday fill themselves in.

    Editor

  • Light and dark

    Light and dark mode, your own accent colour, font and line width. Plus, for the whole instance, your own name, logo and CSS.

    Editor

  • Folders & labels

    Folders nested as deep as you like, with colours and icons. Labels across them. All drag and drop.

    Organise & find

  • Search that finds

    Searches titles, text, labels and PDFs as you type. Accents and case don’t matter: “mohre” finds “Möhre”.

    Organise & find

  • Linked notes

    Link to other notes with a shortcut. Rename a note and the links follow. Every note shows what links back to it.

    Organise & find

  • Calendar and tasks

    Month, week, day and agenda. Give a note a date or a task a due date right in the text. Plus daily notes and a reminder in the morning.

    Calendar & tasks

  • Learning

    Reveal blocks work as flashcards. Learning templates put your next review in the calendar.

    Learning

  • PDFs you can write on

    Read PDFs, write and highlight on them, pin comments – Apple Pencil included. The original stays untouched.

    PDFs

  • Offline when you need it

    Keep single notes, whole folders or everything on your device. What you write offline syncs back on its own.

    On the go & offline

  • Share with others

    Several accounts on one instance, with roles for admins, writers and readers. Share folders with everyone, just you or chosen people. Use @ to call someone into a note.

    Data & sharing

  • Nothing gets lost

    Earlier versions are saved automatically, up to 25 per note. Deleted items go to the trash first.

    Data & sharing

  • Export and import

    Move in from Obsidian, Notion and Evernote. Take everything with you as a Markdown folder or ENEX, single notes as Markdown or PDF.

    Data & sharing

  • In safe hands

    Two-factor sign-in and automatic backups, with an optional copy to a WebDAV folder.

    Data & sharing

  • Your AI, if you want

    Connect Claude, ChatGPT or a similar client to your notes via MCP. Without that connection, no AI ever sees your notes.

    AI

Curious? Give it a try.

Snowfox Notes is free and open source. Download it and put it on your own web space – or let us host it for you from 1 December 2026.

Download for free How installation works

Runs on any web space with PHP 8.4. No SSH needed.

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